Archive for July, 2008
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008Morning!
For everyone who participated in yesterday’s workout and woke up this morning with some serious tightness in their upper traps or upper shoulders, your not alone! There is a good stretch to target this area that I will share with you.
Start by placing your right hand behind your back and pushing the back of your [...]
WOD 7-30-08
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Good morning/afternoon everyone!
I hope everyone has been craving a bit of strength work lately, because today’s workout delivers just that. A classic ladder workout is always good for what ails you. The exercises in this workout will challenge your entire body so I am sure you will not walk away from this one wanting a [...]
WOD 7-29-08
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Morning!
I hope this Tuesday morning finds everyone doing well and fully recovered from Saturday’s challenge! I heard it was a great time and an excellent workout. I wanted to send my congratulations to everyone who competed this weekend. You have truly taken your fitness and lifestyle to a new level. You all should be very [...]
WOD 7-28-08
Monday, July 28th, 2008Good Morning Everyone!
Today’s workout is in honor of the man, the myth, the legend, our very own Keith Brown! Keith just celebrated his 44th Birthday this weekend and was gracious enough to write the following workout for all of us CrossFitters! This is a great workout to start the week and is sure to wake [...]
Zone Rules for Dining Out
Monday, July 28th, 2008We all love to dine out. Here are some simple steps to make staying In The Zone easier when you’re at a restaurant.
Never eat the rolls. If you’re going to eat carbohydrates, save it for dessert.
Always choose a low-fat protein entrée and ask to replace any starches or grains with extra vegetables.
While waiting for dinner, [...]
From the Dali Lama……
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Follow the three R’s:
Respect for self,
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don’t let a [...]
Cynergy CrossFit Saturday WOD & BBQ
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Keith and I thank all of you who made it to the WOD yesterday and a special thanks to our CrossFit friends who came over from CrossFit Watertown in CT! Liz, Becky and Jill…it was great having you all here!!
Rowing Relay
3-person teams
Names drawn at random
A suicide circuit set up in 4 stations @ 10 yards [...]
6 AM Kicks Butt
Friday, July 25th, 2008WOW! That about sums up how I feel about my campers efforts today. They didn’t let a little number like 1,500 reps intimidate them. They didn’t look at a little numer like 1,500 reps and think what the…
They ALL looked at the 1,500 reps as their battle to win. I can’t say enough about their [...]
Food for thought……
Friday, July 25th, 2008WOULDN’T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN GIVES THE FOLLOWING SPEECH?
‘ My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of the Iraq regime has been completed.
Since congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our mission in Iraq [...]
WOD 7-25-08
Friday, July 25th, 2008Good Morning Everyone!
It’s Friday, the sun is trying to come out, and the humidity is actually bearable! Life could not get much better! As always, there is a lot of positive energy flowing around the Cynergy studio in anticipation of the coming weekend, and more importantly, Saturday’s challenge! If you are still on the fence about attending this [...]